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If there’s something to be mindful of here, it’s the extent to which war and militarism has been cloaked in nostalgia, from these old WWII planes, to all the Fleet Weeks, to the normalizing of earsplitting death machines overflying football games.

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Report: No altitude advice before Dallas air show crash https://apnews.com/article/texas-dallas-world-war-ii-transportation-56d2b765a86abcdf502603727fa22652?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

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29 Nov 1597708441610465280

One effect of #Qatar’s extreme political censorship at the #WorldCup is that human rights gestures have been reduced to single issue ones. Count Team #Iran’s anthem silence or Germany’s “don’t say gay.” So, special props to the inclusivity of that protest on the pitch yesterday.

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29 Nov 1597429668780847104

Viral Load Man.

Morten Morland@mortenmorland

Illustration for VG on Sunday https://www.vg.no/nyheter/meninger/i/zElMpv/coronaprotestene-kina-ikke-kan-skjule

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28 Nov 1597342716261990402

Almost feels like we're seeing replay of the Hong Kong uprising. That too was youth-driven, ultra visual, ultra tactical & drove Beijing mad w the constant attention. Blank = censorship is perfect. And subordination of officer here is stunning. 📷 @SiuTyrone @reuterspictures

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Can't remember seeing such a (non-) visual action like this. Anti-lockdown protesters in China brandish blank signs in a uniform statement of contempt. https://twitter.com/eefjerammeloo/status/1596561813692219393

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27 Nov 1596883664121782272

@CNN Am I the only one seeing an avocado here?

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